Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry hospitalized in NY

Aerosmith'sJoe Perry was hospitalized over the weekend after collapsing at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. They then placed him on a stretcher and rushed him into an ambulance, giving him oxygen along the way.

Perry's representative sent a statement to The Blast on Sunday morning that clarifies the nature of Perry's medical treatment and his current condition.

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was hospitalized with breathing problems that began after a guest performance with Billy Joel in NY on Saturday night. Paramedics worked on the 68-year-old rocker for more than a half hour before wheeling him out of the venue on a stretcher and rushing to a NY hospital, where he remained as of yesterday.

In 2016 Perry had a similar incident where he collapsed backstage. While he will be unable to appear at a scheduled performance at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Florida later today, Perry is expected to return to the road later this month.

Perry recently released a new song, "Quake", with vocals by Gary Cherone of Extreme, and plans to go on a solo tour along Cherone and Aerosmith member Brad Whitford.

Aerosmith are due to begin a Las Vegas residency in Arpil 2019.

"I look around the stage and he's (Perry) gone", Alice told Rolling Stone at the time.

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